It's time to tweak the WSO section

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With the change in ownership of the forum, it seems to me to be the perfect time to tweak the WSO section; especially now that the price has been cut in half down to $20.

I believe the reduction in price will spur even more bumps and new WSOs, both good and not so good in quality. IMO, it will further clog the system. Whether it means an increase or decrease in overall revenue for the owners won't be known until changes have been in effect for awhile.

But there is something that can be done to the WSO section that I think will be a very positive thing.

I would suggest having the WSO section "decentralized" or broken up into subsections according to the IM category of the topic that the product or service being sold would fall under. So, for instance, the WSO section might have the following single topic subsections:
  • MMO (make money opportunities)
  • SEO, linking
  • PPC, CPA
  • PLR
  • graphics, images
  • web sites, themes
  • ebooks, reports, Kindle
  • affilate systems
  • list building
  • online services, coaching
  • yada, yada, yada
Certainly there will be some crossover - that can be worked out. Any categories that become "stagnant" could be merged into another category. I have suggested maybe 10 categories - who knows - maybe six or twelve are the right number. That can easily be sorted out.

Don't pooh pooh the idea because you get hung up on how many categories there should be or what they should include - those things can be worked out and tweaked over time.

Some might say "I like browsing through all the WSOs." Great. Just do it one category at a time - the same number of WSOs will still be available.

By lumping "same topic" offers together, it will be easier to compare and contrast the various offers showing up in a category.

The advantage I see in doing this is that the churn of the categories would all be slowed down giving the sellers more time before a bump was needed. Sellers in the less popular categories would have to bump less often. It would help the buyers as well because they wouldn't have to wade through so many WSOs that held no interest for them.

I am against trying to develop and enforce a quality threshhold or ranking - not because I like low quality offers - but simply because quality is a subjective label and I see this exercise being a real nightmare to judge and enforce.

Let's make good use of this transition time to make the WForum even better!

The best to all of you,

Steve
#section #time #tweak #wso
  • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
    WSOs have been working fine.

    Why make it complicated?

    Let's keep it as it is and enjoy the cheaper ride.

    If the new owners are smart they will keep everything as is
    for the next few months. Learn the ropes and do not change
    a damn thing.

    Then AFTER they know how everything works they can start
    to listen to suggestions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
    I bumped yesterday about this time and woke this morning to find my offer on page 3! That's the fastest I've ever seen it disappear off the front page. I pulled my offer to reconsider my strategy. Not saying it's a good or bad thing. With the increased traffic an offer might do just as well or better with less time on the front page. We'll just have to wait and see.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Logan
    I like your idea and personally think it would only benefit if such changes will be made. It would be easier to follow offers of your interest.

    The problem is that threads actually disappear too quickly, because everything is in the same place. If segmented this problem will be resolved, I guess.

    Originally Posted by Steve B View Post

    With the change in ownership of the forum, it seems to me to be the perfect time to tweak the WSO section; especially now that the price has been cut in half down to $20.

    I believe the reduction in price will spur even more bumps and new WSOs, both good and not so good in quality. IMO, it will further clog the system. Whether it means an increase or decrease in overall revenue for the owners won't be known until changes have been in effect for awhile.

    But there is something that can be done to the WSO section that I think will be a very positive thing.

    I would suggest having the WSO section "decentralized" or broken up into subsections according to the IM category of the topic that the product or service being sold would fall under. So, for instance, the WSO section might have the following single topic subsections:
    • MMO (make money opportunities)
    • SEO, linking
    • PPC, CPA
    • PLR
    • graphics, images
    • web sites, themes
    • ebooks, reports, Kindle
    • affilate systems
    • list building
    • online services, coaching
    • yada, yada, yada
    Certainly there will be some crossover - that can be worked out. Any categories that become "stagnant" could be merged into another category. I have suggested maybe 10 categories - who knows - maybe six or twelve are the right number. That can easily be sorted out.

    Don't pooh pooh the idea because you get hung up on how many categories there should be or what they should include - those things can be worked out and tweaked over time.

    Some might say "I like browsing through all the WSOs." Great. Just do it one category at a time - the same number of WSOs will still be available.

    By lumping "same topic" offers together, it will be easier to compare and contrast the various offers showing up in a category.

    The advantage I see in doing this is that the churn of the categories would all be slowed down giving the sellers more time before a bump was needed. Sellers in the less popular categories would have to bump less often. It would help the buyers as well because they wouldn't have to wade through so many WSOs that held no interest for them.

    I am against trying to develop and enforce a quality threshhold or ranking - not because I like low quality offers - but simply because quality is a subjective label and I see this exercise being a real nightmare to judge and enforce.

    Let's make good use of this transition time to make the WForum even better!

    The best to all of you,

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberAlien
    Originally Posted by Steve B View Post

    With the change in ownership of the forum, it seems to me to be the perfect time to tweak the WSO section
    It's also the perfect time to post suggestions in the proper place Suggestion Forum
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve B
      Originally Posted by Escalate Internet View Post

      It's also the perfect time to post suggestions in the proper place Suggestion Forum
      Understood. The reason I also posted here was to get discussion and comment going to see how other Warriors feel in an effort to make this place better. You don't get that so much in a forum of 6 people viewing (right now) compared to 3246 viewing (right now).

      But thanks for your reminder.

      Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author StanHyeck
    I have to agree completely. The change in price is ALREADY causing issues with the WSO section. I can see that and my WSO left page 2 before Allen's announcement and the change in price.

    I think your changes would be a good thing and I for one would like to see them implemented.
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